Global Talent Management Expert DDI recently released a new research report titled "Lessons for Leaders from the People Who Matter'' which shows interesting insights as to what are the lacunae in today's leaders.
Key findings of the report state that leaders lack empathy with their staff, have poor leadership skills and that a third of them are ineffective. This extensively researched report found that one in three respondents never consider their leader to be effective, and well over a third (37%) say they are only sometimes or never motivated to give their best by their leader. In fact,68% of the respondents want to change their
job only because of their manager's attitude.
The other key findings
- 34% don't consider their manager to be effective at his or her
- Only 40% of workers reported that their boss never damages their self-
- Only 56% of employees reported that their current leader helps them be more productive.
- Leaders should strive for 100% consistent use of the Interaction Essentials to make good things happen.
- 53% of respondents feel they would be 20% to 60% more productive if they were working for their best-ever leader.
- Many employees would rather suffer a bad hangover, do housework or see their credit card bill arrive in the mail than face the prospect of sitting through a performance discussion with their boss.
- For every two to three people managed by their 'best ever' leaders, there would be a productivity gain equal to a whole new extra person
Speaking on the same, Smita Affinwalla, Head of Consulting DDI India said "This research report is certainly an eye opener and should be of enormous concern to any business. The impact a good leader can have in terms of employee motivation and productivity are significant to the organization: at the same time, the consequences of managers and bosses with poor leadership skills adding to organizational non performance are also enormous. This report clearly brings out that its high time that leaders learnt about their blind spots and equipped themselves with the required
skill sets for effective leadership, thereby adding to personal and professional performance".
The research was conducted online, garnered participation from over 1,250 full-time employees in non-management positions in the U.S., U,K., Australia, Canada, China, India, Germany and South East Asia (Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore), Comparing the results from people with the best and worst managers (based on respondent perceptions), those reporting they felt motivated to give their best leapt from 11% for the poor manager group to 98% for those who felt they had good managers, and those reporting that their manager does a good job helping them to be more productive went from 5% to 94%.